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Written by: Claude Francois, Gilles Thibault, Jacques Reveaux (English words: Paul Anka) Recorded: June 10, 1971, RCA Studio B, Nashville Released master take number is unknown. First released version recorded on January 15, 1973, live at the International Convention Center Arena, Honolulu Single version recorded on June 21, 1977, live in Rapid City, South Dakota. Single:w/ "America The Beautiful", PB-11165, October 3, 1977 Also released as Gold standard series original w/ "Way Down", GB-11504, May 1979 RIAA Certified: Gold (as of 01/13/1978) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #22 on Billboard's Hot 100 #31 on Cash Box Top 100 #6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart #2 on Billboard's Country Best-Seller chart 1st LP release: Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite - February 4, 1973 |
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When Elvis recorded it, "My Way" was Frank Sinatra's song, and it was more than a little ballsy for Elvis to try his hand at it. There was no hope that he would surpass Sinatra's success with it, but it was a song that spoke to Elvis, and that's all it took. Although first recorded in the studio in '71, that version wouldn't be heard until the '90s. Elvis introduced his version to the world via satellite in his "Aloha From Hawaii" special. The version shown in his final (posthumous) TV special, "Elvis In Concert", to me, beats out the other two easily, as far as Elvis' vocal performance. I can't say that I recommend watching the performance, though. I'll add some more later, but meanwhile check out the videos, music and links. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)(Aloha version) Showing his breadth of repertoire, Presley tackles the Sinatra hit of 1969 "My Way", and gives a performance certainly the equal of Sinatra's. Presley is in superb voice, and produces a thrilling top G, unforced, yet full of power right at the end. Mention must also be made of the beautiful solo violin in the second verse... (1977 version) ..."My Way", a better performance than on the Aloha From Hawaii double-album, suffers nothing from comparison with Frank Sinatra. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 The song that became Sinatra's trademark in 1969 was adopted by Elvis four years later. Most people around Elvis acknowledge that it was the most significant song in his repertoire during the final years of his life; that it was Elvis' way of "spilling the beans' about the glories and the pitfalls of his own life... Elvis delivered a poignant rendition of the song on his final CBS-TV special... Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for My Way Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "My Way" Links
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And now the end is near So I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full I've traveled each and every highway And more, much more than this I did it my way Regrets, I've had a few But then again, too few to mention I did what I had to do And saw it through without exception I planned each charted course Each careful step along the byway Oh, and more, much more than this I did it my way Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew But through it all when there was doubt I ate it up and spit it out I faced it all and I stood tall And did it my way I've loved, I've laughed and cried I've had my fails, my share of losing And now as tears subside I find it all so amusing To think I did all that And may I say, not in a shy way Oh, no, no not me I did it my way For what is a man, what has he got If not himself, then he has not To say the words he truly feels And not the words of one who kneels The record shows I took the blows And did it my way The record shows I took the blows And did it my way |
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